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Anton the Terrible
Anton the Terrible is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by William C. deMille and written by Marion Fairfax, Jules Eckert Goodman and Charles Sarver. The film stars Theodore Roberts, Anita King, Horace B. Carpenter, Harrison Ford, Edythe Chapman and Hugo B. Koch. The film was released on September 28, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
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| Directed by | William C. deMille |
| Screenplay by | Marion Fairfax Jules Eckert Goodman Charles Sarver |
| Story by | Thomas H. Uzzell |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky |
| Starring | Theodore Roberts Anita King Horace B. Carpenter Harrison Ford Edythe Chapman Hugo B. Koch |
| Cinematography | Charles Rosher |
Production company | Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Cossack Anton Kazoff seeks revenge for the wrongs inflicted on his sister Olga.
Cast
- Theodore Roberts as Anton Kazoff
- Anita King as Vera Stanovitch
- Horace B. Carpenter as General Stanovitch
- Harrison Ford as David Burkin
- Edythe Chapman as Babushka
- Hugo B. Koch as Grand Duke Ivanovitch
- Delia Trombly as Olga Kazoff
Surviving material
A fragmentary print (footage unknown) is preserved at the British Film Institute/National Film and Television Archive (London).[3]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences archive has 8x10 photographic stills of the film.[4]
References
- ^ Hal Erickson (2014). . Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Anton the Terrible". AFI. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Anton The Terrible / William C De Mille | Bibliographic Record Description: Performing Arts Encyclopedia, Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog". lcweb2.loc.gov. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ "Anton the Terrible, 1916". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
External links
- Anton the Terrible at IMDb
- Anton the Terrible at the TCM Movie Database
- Anton the Terrible at AllMovie